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and people near an area hospital dealing with respiratory problems in the wake of that refinery fire. the whole thing chp says was a tragic accident. we have a fire on ocean avenue near city college they have the entire street blocked and they called for more fire units on the scene, and it is all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. . well, good morning to you, i am dave clark. >> we will get to sal in a moment. first let's check in with steve on the weather. >> let's clear it out and temperatures will realize not warming up in fact they may only cool off a degree or two. let's go black to the desk now.

new this morning, the huge chevron refinery fire has been contained and a shelter in place has been lifted. it caused some breathing problems for many people and we do have team coverage for you this morning. sal is monitoring traffic impact and tara moriarty is at the hospital as they have been treating hundreds of people, first we begin with allie rasmus with new details. allie? well, they gave us an update about an hour ago and right now we are standing outside the gate from the richmond refinery and behind plea you can see a long line of cars. in many ways it is just like any other day here. but 12 hours, this is also the sight of a large scale investigation. cal, osha along with chevron's

internal team are all searching for the cause of this fire that happened around 6:30. you can see flames coming from two of the refinery stacks and that is two stacks with a shelter in place warning. now the fire started in refinery unit number 4 and they told us what is happening in that unit right now this morning. >> we can report but the main fire has now been extinguished. safety officials are now allowing a small controlled burn to help release pressure. this is to ensure that hydrocarbons do not escape. >> reporter: and the diesel refinery is completely shut down but a spokesperson said other units not affected by the fire are still operating just

as normal so production has not been entirely shut down by what happened here yesterday. this is one of the largest in the nation producing 30,000 oil production is still going on as well. and they triggered a fire in place warning and that affected service and for more on transportation issues, i am going to send it over to sal castaneda. transportation is continuing as the order has been lifted. they shut down stations in el cerrito no buses were nut place, open for the commute, i want to mention we have breaking news in san francisco, this is an unrelated story

avoid near capital near city capital, we have a building fire and we do have a crew on the way and we will let you know more about this coming up in san francisco and we will let you know more about that, let's go back to the desk. in other news, smoke and fumes from the refinery fire were affecting people with breathing problems in the area. at doctor's medical center, we are told 200 people have already asked for help. >> well, good morning, we spoke to a nurse that got off hits shift and he said this hospital was packed from 6:30 until midnight and 120 people were treated from the diesel -- diesel fuel as well as crude oil. some patients have been

trickling in and we noticed a man walking in he was treated for wateries. everyone in between are also treated. most of them have gone home but they were complaining of itchy wateries and nausea from breathing in the spoke. people sensitive to smoke should be especially caution. if they are having problems, they should seek medical attention or get away from the smoke. >> reporter: now the hazardous materials neighborhood are taking air samples and so far no whose douse come -- hazardous come pounds have been found in them and they will be meeting at the convention

center at civic center at 6:00 to talk to neighbors about their concerns. live in san pablo. ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> we also have more pictures on our website www.ktvu.com. the chp is investigating the discovery of a burned body in saratoga. they had reports of a brush fire near highway 9 at about 11:00 last night. that is where they turn -- found a burned body near a burned car. they found no signs of foul play and this may well have been an accident. back to breaking news, in san francisco, a fire near city college, right sal? that is right, it is on

ocean avenue, very close to city college and it is close to one of the fire stations there on ocean avenue. we did have a fire response and this fire has gone to a second alarm, more units are arriving at the scene. this is a building and the traffic has been stopped and the muni service in the area has also been stopped here because of the structure fire and it appears they have been call to the scene. we have not confirmed that anyone has been hurt. but they are calling more paramedics and medical units to the scene. it is a good area to avoid. let's go and look at what we have for the rest of the morning commute. is that what we are doing here? yes, all right, we will go to steve now. >> thank you, sal. >> just some patchy fog, there

is really not much at all. mostly sunny, 50 to 55, temperatures are cooling down. 62 to 80, steve, how can you go wrong. santa cruz will be around 80 so it just depends. sunny and nice, a little breeze, not bad. it will be warm to hot, it will be almost identical to what we had on the temperatures. and on the oregon border, that's all it takes, today stops the high from building back in and it will still be here, patchy fog coast and bay, it will be warm to hot inland and actually it brought temperatures down so it will be a push. by tomorrow, that high winds out and we will start to see upper 90s to near 100 inland. napa airport, 49 yet 59 in livermore, there is a big

difference in the lows. it will be sunny today, the coast will be clear except for some patchy fog, thursday and friday look to be the warmest days, 7 the sunny veil, -- 79 sunny veil, 70s to lower 80s on the peninsular, it does look warmer to hot especially thursday and friday. 6:10 is the time right now, we have new details about the man accused of killing several people, his possible ties to white supremacist groups. what the police need to solve this mystery. the minister had been planning his escape before he

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. an aid said the prime minister said he began planning his escape after bashar assad offered him a position. he said he only took the

position because bashar assad threatened him. and more information about the man, wade michael page reportedly has connections to white supremacist groups. they have swastikas and he killed several people and was then shot and killed by a police officer. one of the injured is brian murphy who is in critical condition after being shot nine times. he is spented to survive. he was the first officer on the scene and was ambushed while trying to help a victim. one of the six people killed was the president of the temple. he saved lives by trying to stop the gunman with a knife. >> i was told the blood trails and the evidence inside shows a

battle had ensued and a knife next to his body which has blood on it. >> and in the wake of temple shooting, president barack obama has ordered all flags at military posts to be flown at half staff until friday. three of the people had military ties. they are praying and mourning. they plan to hold a candle light vigil and despite the violence they will continue to keep an open door policy. the latest presidential campaign fundraising reports are in now. and allison burns is in to determine which has the most in and around the country. allison? >> reporter: for the third month in a row, mitt romney trounced president barack obama in fundraising. they raised $101 million in july and it is called mitt romney's summer surge.

although the total campaign fundraising is more than romney's and obama is raising more in california, our review on fundraising totals for each campaign in california shows president barack obama raised $33 million so far compared to $15 million for mitt romney, the pressure to raise money means both candidates are spending more times at fundraisers than campaign rallies. reporting live, allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. police are hoping the results of an autopsy will help find out who the identity is of a newborn baby. they found the baby girl's body after a vacation. police done think they were involved a teenage girl reportedly lives in the home

and police have not said whether she is a suspect. >> in fact we don't know if a crime has been committed or occurred and that's one of the reasons we are holding back to see which way the evidence leads us. >> there is a possible the baby was stillborn. they are looking to see the time of the death and the cause of the death. county board of supervisors is scheduled to vote on an increase. that is expected to help pay for park maintenance farm programs and the purchase of new parkland. leaders in san jose are said to vote on a possible increase as well. it involves two measures that will go before voters in november, the first is to raise sales tax and the other is a city measure which proposes a

half cent increase. he will not vote since poles show it does not have much support from voters. the rail project taking place will not make it easy to get across railroad tracks in petaluma this morning. a long train will deliver and unload new rails this morning. it will back up east washington street, east d street and call field lane. we want to go back to the meeting in san francisco, sal? >> we do and we keep getting breaking news and it sounds like one of those mornings. we have breaking news in oakland where a crash has sent a couple of vehicles into a building. this is 45th and international. you can see one car lost control and ran into that

building at 45th and international. fire department is there and at least several lanes are blocked. the fire department is on the scene and we are not sure how serious it is but it does appear they have been injured. ocean avenue, this is near city college heading towards the ocean, the entire city is blocked and several buildings involved apparently this is going to be a big delay for the sideline which runs right through there, if you are waiting for your train, it may be blocked and we'll see what muni does. this traffic is so far light, let's go to steve. just a little bit of patchy

fog, traffic cameras captured the thick black smoke. one of them says there was a strong smell of hydrogen sulphide and that was yesterday. i can't find much over about 10 miles per hour at most locations but there is not much of a breeze in fact things are calm for most, there is a delta breeze but not that strong. the big news t- cool in sonoma county and very air warm aloft. west southwest 15 and that's the strongest i can find. at the surface it is not that bad. sonoma, 46 with a quarter mile visibility and upper 50s and 60s for others. high pressure is building back in but today is that in between

day so we will stay the same we had yesterday. 60s and 70s and 80s to upper 80s and lower 90s. especially inland but thursday and friday, warm to hot, about the same sunday and a little cooler on sunday. santa clara start up wants to lighten the load. the company called no announced they are renting digital textbooks to kinder garden or high school students. each can be rented for the school year. they can be accessed and until now they have only offered rent. they are partnering with a chinese company and they will be produced in 2016 and they plan to come to an

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. time now 6:22, a popular mall is so crime ridden, police are called several times a day. three suspects running from a restroom after stealing a man's shopping bag at gunpoint last month. they learned police officers

respond up to 3 types a day even more on the weekend for crimes like robbery and shoplifting. an armed robbery is not like shoplifting but we will be there. >> now the police chief admits crimes are a growing problem but a police substation should help. it is due open a block away from the mall in october. and supporters of same sex marriage are trying to make a point. they want to be known for supporting same sex marriage. they have declared it national marriage equality day and they are asking advocates to go to businesses that support libyan and gay rights -- lesbian and gay rights. we have a lot going on, the newsroom is buzzing, we have

new information coming on several incidents. the first thing i want to go right to the chopper. we have a car into a building at oakland at 45th and international, there it is. this car ran into another vehicle, and it looks like an suv and pick up truck went into the building at 45th international. now i want to bring up the maps, please. the fire in san francisco has just gone to a 4th alarm. this is a major fire which has been called in san francisco. every firefighter has been woken up and they are scrambling to cover the other firehouses which have been left vacant. at 6:27 let's go back back to steve. a little system to the

north, 50s 60s and 70s and 80s and temperatures will get hotter and we will have more coming up in about seven minutes, pam. and firefighters are battling a house fire, we have the latest details coming up. speaking out against san jose's police chief, the message they are hoping to send today. they still don't know what sparked a fire at the refind are you and coming up we will tell you who is involved in the investigation and how it is a affecting production at the refinery. they rely on copper to go for the gold. duracell. trusted everywhere. and soon...even more reason to trust duracell. duralock power preserve. it locks in power for up to 10 years in storage. guaranteed. duralock. coming soon to every duracell battery.

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afraid, it looks like what has been going on, we will have more coming up. we will smile and say good morning, it is a tuesday august 7th, i am dave clark. and we are following breaking news out of san francisco, fire crews are battling a major fire and it is right near city college. right now capital, ocean avenue is blocked from where they fight those flames. the muni k-line also disrupted. no word at this point if anybody has been hurt and we will continue to bring the latest developments as soon as they become available. a small controlled fire is still burning at the chevron oil refinery, the main fire is

out. now it is shifting and in richmond where city officials are trying to find some answers, good morning, allie. >> reporter: this is now the sight of a large scale investigation to chevron's richmond refinery. we are seeing a lot of cars and workers driving in heading to work just as they normally wood, investigators are still on the internal team searching for the cause, it started around 6:30 yesterday. residents reported hearing a boom in the area and then you can see flames coming from the refineries stacked and those flames ended up releasing a giant plume of smoke eastward and that triggered a warning.

it refines diesel fuel in refinery number 4 ran they found a leak before the fire started. well the main fire has been extinguished and they are still doing some work to get am problem completely resolved. >> right now there is a very small controlled burn which ensuring more hydro carbons are not released and this is ensuring it continues to be maintained under control. >> reporter: now while the controlled burn takes place in refinery 4, it is completely shut down but other units are still operating as normal so production has not been entirely shut down, just that one unit, the diesel refinery, it has been pulled off line, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 morning news.

and the diesel fire has limited operations and it is not clear when they will be back to normal. coming up we will tell you how drivers here and all over california will be affected by this. hundreds went to the hospital with complaints about breathing from the refinery fire. they had to call in extra staff. keizer also treated about 3 dozen patients. we spoke to one young mother who had to bring her young son to the emergency room. >> he had wateries and my son is complain burglary his throat and his nose. >> anybody experiencing distress should seek medical attention. air samples are going to determine what was released. it will hold a town hall

meeting tonight. it will be held on civic center plaza which started at 6:00 this evening. a brush fire in saratoga led to the discovery of a burned body near a car. they are there where the car is now being towed away and they are trying to identify the body, matt? yes, i want to give you an idea, we are over allege which is over an -- a ledge which is over an embankment and the highway is just over that. when i come back, i want to show you the bottom, actually you can see some of the firefighters climbing up this hill. >> that is where they found the volkswagen beatle 25 yards down. they found the car and a very

badly burned body lying next to the vehicle. they believe the person is a female. they will have to test dental records and they say this section on highway 79 is dangerous. >> it is quite bad for collisions. >> reporter: chp told me the vehicle was still hot when it was pulled up to the tow truck. officers say it took more than an hour and a half to get the hot spots out. you can see the hose is still down on the ground and there are still hot spots. right now it is 6:35 and it happened just around 11:00 and you can see the hot spots are being tended to firefighters and we have seen three firefighters and they are dealing with this steep terrain. they are saying it is several

problems. you have things happening in oakland and all over the place right now. >> everywhere dave and pam, 45th international a crash that is blocking part of that street there because of this injury crash, 45th and international these are pictures from news chopper 2 with injuries oak lab police and fire department is on the scene. let's go to the map, we do have a crew on the way of this major structure fire, this is in the ingle district which is close near ocean avenue near capital and several of those small businesses have gone up in flames apparently this morning. a reporter is on the scene. she tells us she has already spoken to witnesses saying the flames are very high and we also got a lot of tweets saying the smoke is visible from that

nearby area, stay away near the city college. bay bridge, that backup is stretched out for about a 10 to 15 minute delay, no problems getting on to the bridge. let's go to steve. we had a big fog bank, it burned off and there was just a tiny bit left. most of the coast was burned off and there is a little system moving to the north you can see it right there and that's giving us a westerly breeze, nothing too strong but almost exactly the same, inland areas, that is about as strong as i can fine. there is a dealt tie sea breeze, -- delta sea breeze with ground fog, also reporting fog, lots of 50s and it will not take long, once that system goes by later today, tomorrow will start to warm up through

the interior coast. patchy morning fog, nice to warm to hot, upper 80s, lower 90s for some. warmer weather is on tap. now with your weekend always in view, a little cool down sunday and monday. just about an hour from now, san jose police union is expected to make a strong statement against their police chief. live at the police officer's in san jose, here is more about what is expected to happen, alex? >> this will purely be a symbolic vote. later this morning they will be holding a critical meeting just beyond this and essentially the members will be pulled. the members of the san jose will decide a vote of no

confidence in police chief chris moore. what is the goal of this vote of no confidence, what is the purpose here. >> it is to give basically every member an opportunity to take a vote whether or not they would like to do a vote of no confidence. >> why would members have no confidence in the police chief? >> well, as a police officer i am held accountable for everything i do every day. our police chief is held accountable for officers that are leading closures of police functions that will affect the community and we just want the chief to be aware of these issues and we feel nothing is happening. >> what do you say to the folks at the city level who say there are staffing issues and so forth, that is not the chief's

fault. >> well he says that, but they say that and it has to be somebody's fault. when you are a leader of an organization, you try to correct these problems and you do what you can, not to say these types of issues will happen with certain elements but your job is to correct these problems but they have not been corrected it just seems we are going downhill, we are going from one issue to another and all the issues are bad for the department. we just made decisions to close vital departments. >> reporter: they will be upholding members to get started at 7:30 and they will be deciding to implement a vote of no confidence in their police chief in san jose. alex savage, ktvu channel 2

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. patchy low clouds, 60s and 70s and upper 80s. here is some of the top stories we are following, reports of a late night grass fire led to the discovery of a burned body. we don't yet know the name of the victim and so far foul play is not suspected and it appears to have been an accident. later this morning, san jose is considered a no confidence vote against chris moore. many are blaming him for reduced pension benefits and low moral. they will be gathering in just a few minutes. and the main fire at the richmond oil refinery is now

out but a controlled burn is now allowed to keep burning to reduce the pressure. three employees were treated for minor injuries and shelters have been lifted for richmond north richmond and san pablo. the plant processes 10 million gallons of gas diesel and other products. now they are limited which means they will raise prices in the special formulation. there is no word yet on when the refinery will be fully operational again. now without this particular refining unit in operation, the refinery can still make the special formulation of gas but chevron will increase the cost and it is sure to show up at increased prices at the pump in

a short time. a woman accused of trying to steal a newborn baby at a california hospital, they arrested her yesterday. investigators say she was caught with a baby girl hidden inside a tote bag. luckily sensors set off an alarm. she posed as a nurse in scrubs and took the baby after distracting the mother. a new twist in a jace i due guard. the scathing accusation against the justice department is coming up in about 20 minutes. today is day 11 of the summer olympics in london. here is the latest, an american is the first athlete to fail an in competition drug test. nick blames his positive test, on well he said he ate a

brownie he didn't realize was baked with marijuana. and they led the soccer team with a dramatic team over canada and they are now in the games. advanced quarters finals, they went crazy, 126 to 97 victory over average teen why and if you want to catch today's events live you can watch in front of a crowd right in front of city civic plaza. it will last until 4:00 this afternoon and there is another viewing party on saturday. let's go over to sal, are you looking at the fire? >> yes, it is one of the first pictures from our units on the scene, they are looking down at the street, remember several

buildings were involved and this is on ocean avenue near the wall greens, you know it well near capital avenue and miramar. the fires did stop before it reached, but it damaged several small businesses, tara tara moriarty is on the -- tara moriarty is on the scene and she will have a live report coming up. let's look at the bay bridge, it is backed up to the parking lot and the metering lights are on. we have slowed traffic, it is not that severe but there is slowing as you approach westbound. just some patchy low clouds, there is a little bit of a delta breeze, not too strong. port chicago, so far everything is less than 20, 49 napa and some ground fog, they showed me

some of that ground fog up above, 50s and 60s, a little chill in the morning area, it kind of keeps things the same, tomorrow we will start that warm up mainly inland and we will start 60s and 70s and 80s. inland, we'll see some 80s, a few 80s but close to yesterday's readings. especially inland, thursday and friday look hot and a little cooler on sunday. >> thank you, steve. there are several reports that apple is dropping you tube from the next mobile operating system. apple included it with the very best iphone. apple will only say its agreement has ended and they are working on a new you tube app. they are trying to keep more of

the atmosphere revenue. they are looking into buying it and it remains as part of the one world frequent flier alliance. all the members consider that relationship a valuable part of that individual company. let's check in on the markets. a live look at the big board, dow jones industrial average up 61 and s&p 500 and nasdaq about the same as the dow jones industrial average this morning but there is little speculation about what the central bank will do about the debt crisis and that has markets across the area bit mixed. rover curiosity as it was landing on mars, we will have more on when we will be able to see full color photos from

mars. an officer opened fire on a man police say was waving a gun in the middle of the street. a fire on ocean avenue near miramar it involved several buildings, ocean avenue is blocked, you can see the smoke is still coming, we will have live reports straight ahead. b

. welcome back, to the ktvu channel 2 morning news, we are following breaking news out of san francisco, this story is developing, crews are battling a major fire where several businesses are up in flames. take a look at the map there, this is happening at ocean avenue near capital in the ingle side district and we understand king coffee and tea is severally impacted by this fire. happy bakery, also several businesses have gone up in flames and take a look, there are live pictures on the scene, a number of firefighters are responding and we know ocean avenue is blocked off while firefighters are there. muni k-line is also disrupted, you should know that and we understand paramedics are on the scene with firefighters and at this point we do not know if

anybody was hurt but we will continue to cover breaking news throughout san francisco this morning. award-winning composer marvin just died at the age of 68. his family said he collapsed yesterday after a brief illness. he was best known for the song the way we were. but he won 4 emmies, 4 golden globes and a ward. he died at the age of 68. police chief will hold a town hall meeting and he will talk about the latest officer involved shooting. they rushed to reports of an armed man on the hill. they say when the man turned to face them with a gun in his hand he shot them three times. the family does not believe that story because the man according to them was shot in

the back. this morning's meeting will be held at 10:00 on downtown high street. we can finally see what happened before curiosity landed on mars. this was as the rover dove down so heat fields meanted away and they can hardly wait to see the full colors which are expected tomorrow. they have continuing coverage of the mission mars and you can learn more on what curiosity took to the red planet and what they hope to find. sal, you have a lot of people to take care of. >> yes just got an injuries accident 19th avenue, this will be a major problem for 19th avenue in san francisco, let's

quickly go out, it is slowing down on the way to concord and in the sought rsouth bay, 10 -- south bay, 101 is okay approaching 880. 60s and 70s and low 80s and low 90s for most. they just discovered a big fire and this one has gone to four alarms. the shelter in place has been lifted at the refinery but now we are getting new information about the big fire in richmond, stay with us. we will be right back. it's time to change the way we clean.

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